Via bloglines "Quote of the Day" and a statement that I can agree with nearly every morning.
"Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious."
--William Feather
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Friday, July 14, 2006
Friday Night at the Pub
A friday night on the patio of one of our favorite pubs is the perfect way to end this crazy week!
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Another Beer Truck?
What is going on with the recent sightings of beer trucks in the office parking lot? Maybe they feel the stress level inside the building and are trying to offer relief, who knows?
Monday, July 10, 2006
Hot Tub View
I ended my day by soaking in the hot tub and watching the sky grow darker and the city lights grow brighter. Not at all a bad way to end a stressful first day back at work from vacation.
100 Questions?
I received this from my friend Mike back in April; it has taken a while to get through it but I finally finished it. While completing it I noted that some of the questions are missing. So although it titled 100 questions, when renumbered it ends up being just 93. Anyway, here goes...
1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, AND HOW DID YOU GET IT? On my left wrist from a broken sliding glass door, the result of chasing my brothers through the house.
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Photographs of places and things I like.
3. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE? It's a silver and blue flip phone
4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO? A little bit of everything, when at home I am usually listening to my favorites list from iTunes.
5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN? 9:23 a.m.
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW? To be done with PA school.
7. WHO DO YOU MISS? Several friends and family members that have passed away.
8. THE BEST TV SHOW EVER CREATED: My all-time favorites include Friends, Gilmore Girls and ER.
9. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK? Sometimes
10. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY? My friend Bean.
11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOGNE / PERFUME? Romance by Ralph Lauren
12. WHAT HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX: Dark hair/blue eyes
13. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS? Coffee
14. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING? Veggies
15. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE? A bagel with cream cheese
16. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU MAD? My friend Bean
17. DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE? Not really, a little bit of Spanish and a little bit of Sign Language.
18. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU? My mother gave me life (cheesy answer, I know, but it was a stupid question).
19. DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE? I like a lot of people.
20. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED? No
21. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND? Whatever fits and is comfortable
25. WHAT'S YOUR DREAM CAR? A convertible
26. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING? Yep!
27. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU? You just have to spit it out, no matter hard it is.
28. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED: 1
29. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES? Brunettes
30. WHO IS THE ONE PERSON YOU CALL OFTEN? Jenna
31. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST? Stupid people
34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE U.S.? Yes
35. YOUR WEAKNESSES? Delegation
36. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL? Yep!
37. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS? Checking my email.
38. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY? Because Mike took the time to do it.
39. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST? My smile
40. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL? Make my own.
41. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? I hate being asked this question, so I am not going to answer.
42. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT? Undecided
43. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Not really, my parents just liked the name.
44. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? Always!
45. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE? Are you supposed to have a favorite finger?
46. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? A week ago.
47. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? I love my handwriting.
48. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Turkey
49. ANY BAD HABITS? Yep!
50. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF? Most people would think that majority of my collection is embarassing but I would have to say the front runners are Rob Stewart, Barry Manilow, Helen Reddy and the Carpenters.
51. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I think so.
52. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL? No
53. DO LOOKS MATTER? Not to me.
54. HOW DO YOU RELEASE YOUR ANGER? By talking it out.
55. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME? Don't have one.
56. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY? No
57. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? Dolls and purses
58. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE? 73
59. HOW MANY LIES DO YOU TELL IN THE AVERAGE WEEK? None
60. IF YOU WERE KING/QUEEN FOR A DAY WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU WOULD DO? I am already the Queen of Everything!
61. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT? Yep!
62. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL? Great sense of humor, smart, able to carry on a conversation
63. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES? Jewells and other not to be named here.
64. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Usually
65. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Heath Bar Crunch
66. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS? Bright Red and Cornflower Blue
67. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BAND? Carbon Leaf
68. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE? None
69. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Shasta (Carrie's Song) by Vienna Teng (You gotta love that DaVinci View).
70. LAST THING YOU ATE? A cookie
71. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My mother
72. WHATS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? Smile and eyes
73. FAVORITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG: Eric's Song by Vienna Teng
74. FAVORITE THING TO HATE: Stupid people
75. FAVORITE DRINK: I love wine and beer and drink it most often. My favorite mixed drinks are Gin and Tonic and Long Island Ice Tea.
76. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN: Leo, I guess.
77. FAVORITE SPORT? Football
78. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR? Brown
79. EYE COLOR? Blue/Green
80. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES? Yes
81. SIBLINGS? 2 brothers
82. FAVORITE MONTH(s)? December and the autumn months (late September to mid November)
83. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI? Some of it.
84. LAST THING YOU WATCHED? News
85. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? Christmas
86. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? I have been in the past.
87. SUMMER OR WINTER? Winter
88. KISSES OR HUGS? Both!
89. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STAND? Relationships
90. WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? I don't expect anyone to since I am not forwarding it via e-mail.
91. WHO IS THE LEAST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? same....
92. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND NOT DO SOMETHING YOU DID, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WOULD YOU? I wouldn't change anything.
93. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU RIGHT NOW? That is none of your business! (Nice avoiding the question, don't ya think?)
1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, AND HOW DID YOU GET IT? On my left wrist from a broken sliding glass door, the result of chasing my brothers through the house.
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Photographs of places and things I like.
3. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE? It's a silver and blue flip phone
4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO? A little bit of everything, when at home I am usually listening to my favorites list from iTunes.
5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN? 9:23 a.m.
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW? To be done with PA school.
7. WHO DO YOU MISS? Several friends and family members that have passed away.
8. THE BEST TV SHOW EVER CREATED: My all-time favorites include Friends, Gilmore Girls and ER.
9. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK? Sometimes
10. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY? My friend Bean.
11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOGNE / PERFUME? Romance by Ralph Lauren
12. WHAT HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX: Dark hair/blue eyes
13. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS? Coffee
14. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING? Veggies
15. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE? A bagel with cream cheese
16. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU MAD? My friend Bean
17. DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE? Not really, a little bit of Spanish and a little bit of Sign Language.
18. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU? My mother gave me life (cheesy answer, I know, but it was a stupid question).
19. DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE? I like a lot of people.
20. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED? No
21. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND? Whatever fits and is comfortable
25. WHAT'S YOUR DREAM CAR? A convertible
26. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING? Yep!
27. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU? You just have to spit it out, no matter hard it is.
28. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED: 1
29. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES? Brunettes
30. WHO IS THE ONE PERSON YOU CALL OFTEN? Jenna
31. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST? Stupid people
34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE U.S.? Yes
35. YOUR WEAKNESSES? Delegation
36. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL? Yep!
37. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS? Checking my email.
38. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY? Because Mike took the time to do it.
39. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST? My smile
40. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL? Make my own.
41. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? I hate being asked this question, so I am not going to answer.
42. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT? Undecided
43. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Not really, my parents just liked the name.
44. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? Always!
45. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE? Are you supposed to have a favorite finger?
46. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? A week ago.
47. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? I love my handwriting.
48. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Turkey
49. ANY BAD HABITS? Yep!
50. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF? Most people would think that majority of my collection is embarassing but I would have to say the front runners are Rob Stewart, Barry Manilow, Helen Reddy and the Carpenters.
51. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I think so.
52. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL? No
53. DO LOOKS MATTER? Not to me.
54. HOW DO YOU RELEASE YOUR ANGER? By talking it out.
55. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME? Don't have one.
56. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY? No
57. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? Dolls and purses
58. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE? 73
59. HOW MANY LIES DO YOU TELL IN THE AVERAGE WEEK? None
60. IF YOU WERE KING/QUEEN FOR A DAY WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU WOULD DO? I am already the Queen of Everything!
61. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT? Yep!
62. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL? Great sense of humor, smart, able to carry on a conversation
63. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES? Jewells and other not to be named here.
64. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Usually
65. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Heath Bar Crunch
66. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS? Bright Red and Cornflower Blue
67. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BAND? Carbon Leaf
68. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE? None
69. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Shasta (Carrie's Song) by Vienna Teng (You gotta love that DaVinci View).
70. LAST THING YOU ATE? A cookie
71. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My mother
72. WHATS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? Smile and eyes
73. FAVORITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG: Eric's Song by Vienna Teng
74. FAVORITE THING TO HATE: Stupid people
75. FAVORITE DRINK: I love wine and beer and drink it most often. My favorite mixed drinks are Gin and Tonic and Long Island Ice Tea.
76. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN: Leo, I guess.
77. FAVORITE SPORT? Football
78. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR? Brown
79. EYE COLOR? Blue/Green
80. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES? Yes
81. SIBLINGS? 2 brothers
82. FAVORITE MONTH(s)? December and the autumn months (late September to mid November)
83. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI? Some of it.
84. LAST THING YOU WATCHED? News
85. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? Christmas
86. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? I have been in the past.
87. SUMMER OR WINTER? Winter
88. KISSES OR HUGS? Both!
89. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STAND? Relationships
90. WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? I don't expect anyone to since I am not forwarding it via e-mail.
91. WHO IS THE LEAST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? same....
92. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND NOT DO SOMETHING YOU DID, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WOULD YOU? I wouldn't change anything.
93. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU RIGHT NOW? That is none of your business! (Nice avoiding the question, don't ya think?)
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Discovery at Sunrise
Shamelessly stolen from NASA's Astonomy Picture of the Day website.
Their explanation: On July 4th, the space shuttle orbiter Discovery rocketed into space on mission STS-121. Now docked with the International Space Station, Discovery orbits planet Earth at about 27 thousand kilometers per hour. But in this dramatic sunset view taken in May, Discovery is approaching the service structures at Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39B at the blinding speed of (less than) 2 kilometers per hour. Of course, the orbiter, booster rockets, and external fuel tank ride on one of NASA's workhorse crawler transporters. Built for the Apollo program to carry the giant Saturn V rocket, the crawler transporters have seen four decades of service.
Loud Italians!
You can barely make them out in this picture, but there is a group of very loud people celebrating Italy's victory in the World Cup on the sidewalk in front of the white building. The are honking, screaming, yelling and whooping it up. I am excited for Italy's victory, but they are beginning to get annoying.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Vacation Top 10!
The Top 10 Things that I won't miss while on vacation.
10. The launch of the new equipment
9. My alarm clock
8. Dressy clothes
7. Equipment that won't work
6. My un-airconditioned apartment in 90 degree heat
5. Following a schedule
4. Tasks
3. The "M" word
2. the Quiet Zone
and the #1 thing that I won't miss...
1. The IP!
10. The launch of the new equipment
9. My alarm clock
8. Dressy clothes
7. Equipment that won't work
6. My un-airconditioned apartment in 90 degree heat
5. Following a schedule
4. Tasks
3. The "M" word
2. the Quiet Zone
and the #1 thing that I won't miss...
1. The IP!
Monday, June 26, 2006
Hot, Hot, HOT!
The thermastat in my apartment is as high as it will go and registering 85 degrees. It has been there since I got home and the heat is making me cranky. The sun will be going down soon and it will hopefully bring some relief. Hope you are cooler where ever you are. :-)
Stranded on a Desert Island
A retired corporate executive decided to take a vacation. He booked himself on a Caribbean cruise and proceeded to have the time of his life... until the boat sank! He found himself on an island with no other people, no supplies, nothing, only bananas and coconuts.
After about four months, he is lying on the beach one day, when the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen rows up to the shore. In disbelief, he asks her, "Where did you come from? How did you get here?"
She replies, "I rowed from the other side of the island. I landed here when my cruise ship sank."
"Amazing," he says. "You were really lucky to have a row boat wash up with you."
"Oh, this?" replies the woman. "I made the boat out of raw material I found on the island. The oars were whittled from gum tree branches. I wove the bottom from palm branch and the sides and stern came from a Eucalyptus tree."
"But, where did you get the tools?"
"Oh, that was no problem," replied the woman. "On the south side of the island, a very unusual stratum of alluvial rock is exposed. I found if I fired it to a certain temperature in my kiln, it melted into forgeable, ductile iron. I used that for tools and used the tools to make the hardware." The guy is stunned.
"Let's row over to my place," she says. After a few hours of rowing, she docks the boat at a small wharf.
As the man looks to shore, he nearly falls out off the boat. Before him is a stone walk leading to an exquisite bungalow painted in blue and white. While the woman ties up the rowboat with an expertly woven hemp rope, the man can only stare ahead, dumb struck.
As they walk into the house, she says casually, "It's not much, but I call it home sit down, please.
Would you like a drink?" "No. No, thank you," he says, still dazed.
"Can't take any more coconut juice."
"It's not coconut juice," the woman replies. "I have a still. How about a Pina Colada?"
Trying to hide his continued amazement, the man accepts, and they sit down on her couch to talk.
After they have exchanged their stories, the woman announces, "I'm going to slip into something more comfortable. Would you like to take a shower and shave? There is a razor upstairs in the bathroom cabinet."
No longer questioning anything, the man goes into the bathroom. There, in the cabinet, is a razor made from a bone handle. Two shells honed to a hollow ground edge are fastened on to its end inside a swivel mechanism.
"This woman is amazing," he muses. "What next?"
When he returns, she greets him wearing nothing but vines and flowers strategically positioned, and smelling of gardenias.
She beckons for him to sit down next to her! . "Tell me," she begins suggestively, slithering closer to him, "We've been out here for a really long time. You've been lonely. There's something I'm sure you really feel like doing right now, something you've been longing for all these months?" She stares into his eyes and takes his hand in hers...
He can't believe what he's hearing. He swallows excitedly, tears start to form in his eyes, and says, "You mean... I can check my e-mail from here?"
After about four months, he is lying on the beach one day, when the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen rows up to the shore. In disbelief, he asks her, "Where did you come from? How did you get here?"
She replies, "I rowed from the other side of the island. I landed here when my cruise ship sank."
"Amazing," he says. "You were really lucky to have a row boat wash up with you."
"Oh, this?" replies the woman. "I made the boat out of raw material I found on the island. The oars were whittled from gum tree branches. I wove the bottom from palm branch and the sides and stern came from a Eucalyptus tree."
"But, where did you get the tools?"
"Oh, that was no problem," replied the woman. "On the south side of the island, a very unusual stratum of alluvial rock is exposed. I found if I fired it to a certain temperature in my kiln, it melted into forgeable, ductile iron. I used that for tools and used the tools to make the hardware." The guy is stunned.
"Let's row over to my place," she says. After a few hours of rowing, she docks the boat at a small wharf.
As the man looks to shore, he nearly falls out off the boat. Before him is a stone walk leading to an exquisite bungalow painted in blue and white. While the woman ties up the rowboat with an expertly woven hemp rope, the man can only stare ahead, dumb struck.
As they walk into the house, she says casually, "It's not much, but I call it home sit down, please.
Would you like a drink?" "No. No, thank you," he says, still dazed.
"Can't take any more coconut juice."
"It's not coconut juice," the woman replies. "I have a still. How about a Pina Colada?"
Trying to hide his continued amazement, the man accepts, and they sit down on her couch to talk.
After they have exchanged their stories, the woman announces, "I'm going to slip into something more comfortable. Would you like to take a shower and shave? There is a razor upstairs in the bathroom cabinet."
No longer questioning anything, the man goes into the bathroom. There, in the cabinet, is a razor made from a bone handle. Two shells honed to a hollow ground edge are fastened on to its end inside a swivel mechanism.
"This woman is amazing," he muses. "What next?"
When he returns, she greets him wearing nothing but vines and flowers strategically positioned, and smelling of gardenias.
She beckons for him to sit down next to her! . "Tell me," she begins suggestively, slithering closer to him, "We've been out here for a really long time. You've been lonely. There's something I'm sure you really feel like doing right now, something you've been longing for all these months?" She stares into his eyes and takes his hand in hers...
He can't believe what he's hearing. He swallows excitedly, tears start to form in his eyes, and says, "You mean... I can check my e-mail from here?"
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